Schweizer Cup is a men’s cup competition in Switzerland, formed in 1925. On Xtra-Stats, follow fixtures, live scores and results, review standings, and explore player and team statistics across the available recorded seasons. The page brings key competition information together in one clear reference.
Upcoming matches, Schweizer Cup
Round of 32
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- Round of 32
FC Winterthur
FC Luzern
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- Round of 32
FC Aarau
FC Zurich
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- Round of 32
Taverne
No H2HBSC Young Boys
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- Round of 32
Bulle
No H2HFC WIL 1900
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- Round of 32
Cham
No H2HFC Sion
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- Round of 32
Pully Football
No H2HFC Lugano
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- Round of 32
Winkeln St. Gallen
No H2HLausanne
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- Round of 32
Stade Nyonnais
FC Basel 1893
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- Round of 32
FC Schaffhausen
FC Thun
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- Round of 32
Rotkreuz
Servette FC
Latest played matches, Schweizer Cup
Round of 64
Schweizer Cup Standings
Schweizer Cup Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Schweizer Cup teams participation since 2019
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| FC Basel 1893 | 7 |
| BSC Young Boys | 7 |
| FC Lugano | 7 |
| FC Sion | 7 |
| FC Luzern | 7 |
| FC Zurich | 7 |
| FC ST. Gallen | 7 |
| FC Thun | 7 |
| Grasshoppers | 7 |
| Lausanne | 7 |
| Neuchatel Xamax FC | 7 |
| FC Aarau | 7 |
| FC WIL 1900 | 7 |
| FC Winterthur | 7 |
| FC Schaffhausen | 7 |
| Servette FC | 7 |
| SC Kriens | 7 |
| Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 7 |
| Stade Nyonnais | 7 |
| Rapperswil | 6 |
| Yverdon Sport | 6 |
| Étoile Carouge | 6 |
| Bellinzona | 5 |
| Cham | 5 |
| Wettswil-Bonstetten | 5 |
| Vevey Sports | 5 |
| FC Chiasso | 4 |
| Black Stars | 4 |
| Bulle | 4 |
| Gambarogno - Contone | 4 |
| Solothurn | 4 |
| Grand-Saconnex | 4 |
| FC Wohlen | 3 |
| Altstätten | 3 |
| Echallens | 3 |
| Iliria | 3 |
| Lancy | 3 |
| Meyrin | 3 |
| Monthey | 3 |
| Saxon Sports | 3 |
| Signal | 3 |
| Taverne | 3 |
| YF Juventus | 3 |
| Breitenrain | 3 |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 3 |
Schweizer Cup top scorer teams
Schweizer Cup About
Schweizer Cup is Switzerland’s national men’s knockout football competition, bringing professional clubs and ambitious amateur sides together in a tournament organised by the Swiss Football Association (SFV/ASF). Also recorded as the Swiss Schweizer Cup, it occupies a distinctive place in the Swiss football calendar because every tie can bring a lower-level club into direct competition with the country’s established elite.
Purpose and place in Swiss football
Founded in 1925, the Schweizer Cup was created as the national cup competition after earlier unofficial trophies, including the Anglo Cup and Och Cup. Its purpose is both sporting and connective: to crown Switzerland’s cup champion while linking clubs from different regions, cantons and levels of the football pyramid. The competition gives smaller clubs the opportunity to host leading professional opponents, generate important match-day revenue and create the possibility of a genuine giant-killing result.
The tournament is a male competition and is contested annually. Its recorded first event date is 16 August 2024, while available season coverage on this page runs from 2019 through 2025, spanning seven recorded seasons. The 2024–25 edition marked a century since the competition’s foundation in 1925.
Qualification and participating clubs
The recent competition format brings together 64 teams. Entry is designed to represent the breadth of Swiss football rather than only the top division. Clubs from the professional Swiss Football League receive automatic places, with the Super League and Challenge League forming the professional core of the field. Liechtenstein-based clubs competing within the Swiss league system, such as FC Vaduz, are treated separately from the Swiss participants and are not automatically included on the same basis.
Further places are filled through the First League and regional qualification routes. Promotion League and 1. Liga clubs can qualify through their league standing, while other amateur teams progress through competitions administered by Switzerland’s regional football associations. A place has also traditionally been associated with the winner of the Suva Fairplay Trophy. Under-21 reserve teams of professional clubs are not eligible, helping preserve the competition’s status as a contest between recognised senior sides.
The precise allocation of places can vary by edition, but the underlying principle remains consistent: professional entrants join qualified clubs from the lower tiers, ensuring that the national cup reflects the full Swiss football pyramid.
Single-elimination format
The Schweizer Cup is a pure single-elimination competition played over six rounds. Each tie is a one-off fixture, so there is no league table, second chance or return match. A team that loses is eliminated immediately, while the winner advances to the next round. The progression leads from the opening round through the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals before the final determines the champion.
Draw procedures are intended to protect the underdog character of the early rounds. Professional clubs may be kept apart from one another at the opening stage, and regional groupings can be used to reduce travel for smaller teams. When a lower-league or amateur club is drawn against a professional opponent, home advantage is generally directed towards the lower-ranked side through the quarter-finals. From the round of 16 onwards, the draw becomes less restrictive and the path to the final is increasingly shaped by the result of each individual tie.
Match rules and deciding ties
Matches are played over 90 minutes. If the scores are level at the end of regulation time, the teams play 30 minutes of extra time in two 15-minute periods. There is no golden-goal provision. If the tie remains level after extra time, a penalty shootout decides which club progresses.
Teams can make up to five substitutions during a match, with an additional substitution available if the fixture goes into extra time. Video Assistant Referee technology is typically introduced from the semi-final stage, including the final, rather than being used throughout the earlier rounds. These arrangements reflect the competition’s balance between professional match standards and the practical realities of hosting ties at smaller grounds.
Calendar and sporting stakes
The cup normally follows the European football season, beginning in August and reaching its conclusion in May or June. The opening round is usually scheduled in late summer, with later rounds continuing through the autumn and winter before the semi-finals and final in the spring. The final is a major national occasion, generally staged at a prominent venue and providing the season’s decisive cup moment.
Winning the Schweizer Cup delivers national recognition and a place in the European qualification pathway. Depending on the regulations and the relevant season, the winner may enter qualifying for the UEFA Europa League or UEFA Conference League. That continental opportunity adds significance to every late-round match, while the knockout format ensures that even a club outside the professional spotlight can remain only a few victories from a national title and European football.